Kenneth J. Apicerno | Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. |
Marc N. Casper | Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. |
Stephen Williamson | Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. |
Ross Muken | Evercore ISI |
Derik de Bruin | Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
Tycho W. Peterson | JPMorgan Securities LLC |
Jack Meehan | Barclays Capital, Inc. |
Doug Schenkel | Cowen & Co. LLC |
Steve Beuchaw | Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC |
Patrick Donnelly | Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC |
Daniel Arias | Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. |
Brandon Couillard | Jefferies LLC |
Steve Barr Willoughby | Cleveland Research Co. LLC |
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Thermo Fisher Scientific 2018 Second Quarter Conference Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speakers' remarks, there will be a question-and-answer session. Thank you. I would like to introduce our moderator for the call, Mr.